New Castle County, DE

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New Castle County, Delaware demographics

Population: 567,769
Median age: 38.8

Median household income: 78,428

Demographics, population, home values, social and economic characteristics of New Castle County, Delaware.

Population

2021567,769
2020558,306
2019556,165
2018555,133
2017555,036
2016551,997
2015549,643
2014545,846
2013542,784
2012539,665
2011536,478
2010533,514
2009527,774

New Castle County, DE cities

Arden village - 551

Ardencroft village - 236

Ardentown village - 228

Bear CDP - 21,625

Bellefonte town - 1,294

Brookside CDP - 14,202

Claymont CDP - 9,508

Clayton town - 3,845

Delaware City city - 1,885

Edgemoor CDP - 6,681

Elsmere town - 6,167

Glasgow CDP - 15,342

Greenville CDP - 2,763

Hockessin CDP - 13,464

Middletown town - 23,001

New Castle city - 5,482

Newark city - 31,393

Newport town - 1,224

North Star CDP - 8,009

Odessa town - 341

Pike Creek CDP - 7,398

Pike Creek Valley CDP - 11,718

Smyrna town - 12,619

Townsend town - 2,671

Wilmington city - 70,926

Wilmington Manor CDP - 8,212

New Castle County, DE ZIP Codes

Census data for New Castle County, Delaware

Demographic and housing estimates in New Castle County, Delaware

Total population
Total population567,769
Male276,369
Female291,400
Population by age
Total population567,769
Under 5 years31,824
5 to 9 years32,694
10 to 14 years36,337
15 to 19 years38,413
20 to 24 years35,152
25 to 34 years80,797
35 to 44 years71,881
45 to 54 years73,990
55 to 59 years38,855
60 to 64 years38,579
65 to 74 years53,477
75 to 84 years25,405
85 years and over10,365
Median age (years)38.8
Under 18 years122,616
16 years and over460,349
18 years and over445,153
21 years and over419,239
62 years and over111,963
65 years and over89,247
Population by race
Total population567,769
One race540,728
   White345,223
   Black or African American143,241
   American Indian and Alaska Native1,130
   Asian32,870
   Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander219
   Some other race18,045
Two or more races27,041
Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population416,771
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population199,696
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population217,075

Social characteristics in New Castle County, Delaware

Households by type
Total households218,002
Family households (families)97,920
Married-couple family15,486
Male householder, no wife present, family39,367
Female householder, no husband present, family27,960
Nonfamily households65,229
Average household size63,455
Average family size2.53

Economic characteristics in New Castle County, Delaware

Income and benefits (in inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households218,002
Less than $10,00011,231
$10,000 to $14,9996,140
$15,000 to $24,99912,752
$25,000 to $34,99916,535
$35,000 to $49,99922,220
$50,000 to $74,99935,992
$75,000 to $99,99930,012
$100,000 to $149,99939,886
$150,000 to $199,99920,414
$200,000 or more22,820
Median household income (dollars)78,428

Housing characteristics in New Castle County, Delaware

Housing occupancy
Total housing units232,162
Occupied housing units218,002
Vacant housing units14,160
Units in structure
Total housing units232,162
1-unit, detached121,623
1-unit, attached50,479
2 units4,121
3 or 4 units6,747
5 to 9 units11,058
10 to 19 units17,253
20 or more units16,407
Mobile home4,351
Boat, RV, van, etc.123
Year structure built
Total housing units232,162
Built 2014 or later455
Built 2010 to 201314,456
Built 2000 to 200925,735
Built 1990 to 199930,479
Built 1980 to 198926,883
Built 1970 to 197927,986
Built 1960 to 196933,025
Built 1950 to 195933,171
Built 1940 to 194914,383
Built 1939 or earlier25,589
Rooms
Total housing units232,162
1 room4,012
2 rooms3,702
3 rooms16,905
4 rooms27,021
5 rooms30,340
6 rooms43,493
7 rooms34,368
8 rooms29,560
9 rooms or more42,761
Median rooms6.3
Bedrooms
Total housing units232,162
No bedroom4,455
1 bedroom22,290
2 bedrooms47,864
3 bedrooms91,427
4 bedrooms55,741
5 or more bedrooms10,385
Housing tenure
Occupied housing units218,002
Owner-occupied147,302
Renter-occupied70,700
Average household size of owner-occupied unit2.64
Average household size of renter-occupied unit2.30
Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units218,002
Moved in 2017 or later18,120
Moved in 2015 to 201663,038
Moved in 2010 to 201436,268
Moved in 2000 to 200947,515
Moved in 1990 to 199927,058
Moved in 1989 and earlier26,003
Value
Owner-occupied units147,302
Less than $50,0004,887
$50,000 to $99,9994,340
$100,000 to $149,9998,866
$150,000 to $199,99920,109
$200,000 to $299,99945,940
$300,000 to $499,99949,418
$500,000 to $999,99912,018
$1,000,000 or more1,724
Median (dollars)275,600
Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units147,302
Housing units with a mortgage101,690
Housing units without a mortgage45,612
Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent68,910
Less than $5004,340
$500 to $99913,267
$1,000 to $1,49933,959
$1,500 to $1,99912,838
$2,000 to $2,4993,006
$2,500 to $2,999638
$3,000 or more862
Median (dollars)1,228
No rent paid1,790

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